Ticket-holder for car-curtains.



R. L. BROWN.

TICKET HOLDER FOR CAR CURTAINS. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 26. 1912.

1,21%,006. Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

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RUDOLPH L. BROWN, OF CIIIGAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL LOCK WASHER COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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Application filed January 26, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH L. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Holders for Car-Curtains, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make, construct, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in ticket holders primarily designed for use in connection with the window curtains so extensively used on cars, and the invention has for its object, among others, to provide a simple and inexpensive ticket holder, which shall be provided with means for firmly holding a conductors check or railroad ticket, so that the same cannot become accidentally disengaged from the holder, and which will at all times be in view of the conductor while passing through the car without disturbing the passenger.

The device preferably consists of a metallic plate of any desired size or shape; it being understood however, that any other well-known material may be substituted, and which may, if desired, be combined with the ordinary face plate commonly used on a car curtain, and secured to the curtain rod or to the curtain in any convenient manner.

The device consists of a rigid metallic plate so formed that one portion of the plate will conform to the shape of that part of the curtain to which it is attached, and another portion curved from the first portion and the curtain, so that an acute angular space will be created between the curtain and the curved portion or lip, into which space the end of a railroad ticket may be thrust and be securely wedged and held.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which I Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my improved device. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents another form of my improved device. Fig. 4 represents an end elevation of the same. Fig. 5 represents a front elevation of a car curtain, having attached thereto my im- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 30, 1917.

Serial No. 673,531.

proved device. Fig. 6 represents an enlarged sectional view taken on lines a=w of Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 represents a front elevation of my improved device as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.

Similar letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawings.

The plate or holder shown in the drawings is preferably made from sheet brass, or other suitable material, and may be perforated or ornamented and is of a shape which lends itself readily to manufacture by the use of suitable punches and dies from ordinary sheet metal.

One form of the ticket holder is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, where a portion of the plate a is shaped to conform to the shape of the curtain where the ordinary curtain rod rounds out the curtain, and the upper parts lck are shaped to conform to that part of the curtain immediately above the rod, and the lips 71. curve from the curtain forming an acute angular space between the curtain f and lip it into which a railroad ticket may be thrust and held by the wedging action. The parts lc-lc resting against the face of the curtain prevent wear on the curtain.

Figs. 3 and 4 simply show a modification of Figs. 1 and 2, wherein the whole upper portion of the plate is curved from the curtain with the exception of the tongues Z-Z, which rest against the curtain to prevent wear on the face of the curtain, in the same manner as the parts 7cZ in Figs. 1 and 2.

Another form of the ticket holder is shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings, wherein the lower portion is shaped to conform to the shape of the curtain where the curtain rod rounds out the curtain. In this form, the entire upper portion h of the plate is curved away from the curtain, forming an acute la ngzlar space between the curtain and the In all the forms shown, the principle is the same, namely, a space is created between the curtain and the lip which is so acute that it will hold a ticket firmly by wedging the end of same into this space. The mouth of the space is sufliciently wide to make it con venient to thrust a ticket in.

Experience has demonstrated that the device above described is a highly efficient one, and I do not wish to confine myself to the exact configurations or dimensions of the holder shown in the drawings, as many changes may obviously be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, nor do I Wish to be confined to the material, cas pacity or shape of the device, it being ob-' viousthat the device will readily lend itself tobe shapedint'o anyfo'r m of holder, and such departures I from What is herein described and claimed, not involving invention, I consider as within the scope and terms of, my claim;

I claim: 7 An-integral ticket holder adapted for use Copiu of this patent may be obtained for with a car curtain having a rod therein, said holder having a portion at one end thereof curved to conform to the rod'and provided in said portion with an opening'whereby it may be secured to the rod, and 'ar'everselycurved portion at the other end of said holder adapted, in conjunction with the curtaiintoiorm a pocket to hold a ticket? This specification signed and witnessed this 22nd day of January, 1912.

RUDOLPH L.;BRQWN. Witnesses: i i 1031s B. SEYMOUR,

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